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Police Detained 19 Protesters Arrested Over PURA Data Price Floor Demonstration.
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force has announced that 19 individuals arrested on Friday for protesting against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) newly introduced mandatory data…
Update on Detained PURA Protesters
Lawyer Khadijatou Jallow of Dandimayo Chambers has provided updates on the detained protesters following demonstrations against PURA’s mandatory data price floor. The information includes the detainees’ locations, conditions,…
Gambia’s Security Sector Reform Under Scrutiny Following Superintendent Sarr’s Conduct at Protest
Police Superintendent Lamin Sarr
By Makutu Manneh
The arrest of protesters opposing the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) decision to impose a mandatory price floor of D50 per gigabyte for mobile data has sparked…
NHRC Validates Perception Survey on TRRC White Paper Implementation
NHRC Chairperson Emmanuel Daniel Joof
By Makutu Manneh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with stakeholders, on Thursday validated a perception survey on the implementation of the Truth, Reconciliation, and…
Victims Center and UNDP Unveil Documentary and Photo Exhibition on Human Rights Violations
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially launched a documentary and photo exhibition documenting human rights…
Press release: The election and appointment of Mrs. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah – Njie as…
BANJUL, 20 October, 2021:
The 39th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union held on 14th and 15th October, 2021 in the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia successfully…
Speaker Denton Vows Parliament’s Protection Of Human Rights
By Landing Ceesay
The Speaker of the parliament vowed that her institution would stay true to the course of justice and the protection of human rights.
Speaker Jack-Denton made the remarks at the two-day training by the National Human…
The Gambia secures a seat at the UN Human Rights Council
BANJUL, 14 October 2021:
After 2 years of hard campaign, The Gambia through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, made history on successfully securing a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the…
Faal Not Confident President Barrow Would Implement TRRC Report
By Buba Gagigo
Independent presidential aspirant and former TRRC lead counsel Essa Mbaye Faal is not confident that president Adama Barrow would implement TRRC report upon submission.
“I have zero confidence that the current…
Government Extends Mandate Of TRRC By Two Months
The Chairman of the Truth Commission has informed that the Government has extended the mandate of the commission by 8 weeks.
He added that the mandate extension followed a request by the commission through the…